Ganzhi calendar, auspicious-day chooser, 24 solar terms, 12 shichen — Australia/Sydney time.
Guidance, not prophecy. For reflection, not decision.
2026-07-10 · Fri · Cancer
Lunar 2026-05-26
Year pillar
Bǐng-Wǔ (Horse)
Month pillar
Yǐ-Wèi
Day pillar
Yǐ-Yǒu (Wood)
Suitable (宜)
Wedding
Statue consecration
Cleansing rite
Bed installation
Animal husbandry
Haircut
Open for business
Body encoffining
Exhumation
Moving the coffin
Burial
Cleaning the home
Avoid (忌)
Stove construction
Ground-breaking
Roof-beam raising
Planting
Move into a new home
Relocation
Construction
Praying for blessings
Conflict (冲)
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
Sha direction (煞)：East
Auspicious deities (吉神宜趋)
People's Day
Heaven Shaman
Blessed Virtue
Heaven Granary
No General (favourable for marriage)
Continuing the Line
Removing Spirit
Crying Bark
Inauspicious deities (凶神宜忌)
Disaster Sha
Heaven Fire
Blood Taboo
Five Partings
Hooked Chen
Directions
Joy
Qián (Heaven) · North-West
Fortune
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Wealth
Gèn (Mountain) · North-East
Yang nobility
Kūn (Earth) · South-West
Yin nobility
Kǎn (Water) · Due North
28 mansions
Bond (Dog/Western/White Tiger) · Auspicious
Jianchu
Full
Day spirit
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious) · Inauspicious
Nayin
Water of the Milky Way · Gold in the Sand · Water in the Spring
Pentad
Warm winds arrive
Fetal deity
Mortar-mill and door · Outer North-West
Empty branches
Wǔ + Wèi
Pengzu · stem
On a Yǐ day, do not plant seedlings — not a single one will thrive.
Pengzu · branch
On a Yǒu day, do not receive guests — drunkenness will turn to madness.
12 Shichen for today
All times Sydney local (AEST/AEDT).
Shichen
Hour range (Sydney)
Hour pillar
Spirit
Luck
Conflict (冲)
Sha direction (煞)
Zǐ Hour
23:00-01:00
Bǐng-Zǐ
Director of Destiny · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Gēng-Wǔ) Horse
South
Chǒu Hour
01:00-03:00
Dīng-Chǒu
Hooked Chen · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Wèi) Goat
East
Yín Hour
03:00-05:00
Wù-Yín
Azure Dragon · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Rén-Shēn) Monkey
North
Mǎo Hour
05:00-07:00
Jǐ-Mǎo
Bright Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Guǐ-Yǒu) Rooster
West
Chén Hour
07:00-09:00
Gēng-Chén
Heaven Punishment · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Jiǎ-Xū) Dog
South
Sì Hour
09:00-11:00
Xīn-Sì
Vermilion Bird · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Yǐ-Hài) Pig
East
Wǔ Hour
11:00-13:00
Rén-Wǔ
Golden Coffer · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Bǐng-Zǐ) Rat
North
Wèi Hour
13:00-15:00
Guǐ-Wèi
Heaven Virtue · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Dīng-Chǒu) Ox
West
Shēn Hour
15:00-17:00
Jiǎ-Shēn
White Tiger · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Wù-Yín) Tiger
South
Yǒu Hour
17:00-19:00
Yǐ-Yǒu
Jade Hall · Yellow Way (auspicious)
Auspicious
(Jǐ-Mǎo) Rabbit
East
Xū Hour
19:00-21:00
Bǐng-Xū
Heaven Jail · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Gēng-Chén) Dragon
North
Hài Hour
21:00-23:00
Dīng-Hài
Black Tortoise · Black Way (inauspicious)
Inauspicious
(Xīn-Sì) Snake
West
Shichen are traditional 2-hour windows, for guidance only. Personal charts use longitude-corrected true solar time.
24 solar terms this year
Lesser Cold
2026-01-05
19:23:10 +11:00
Greater Cold
2026-01-20
12:44:56 +11:00
Beginning of Spring
2026-02-04
07:02:08 +11:00
Rain Water
2026-02-19
02:51:56 +11:00
Awakening of Insects
2026-03-06
00:59:00 +11:00
Spring Equinox
2026-03-21
01:45:59 +11:00
Pure Brightness
2026-04-05
04:40:00 +10:00
Grain Rain
2026-04-20
11:39:08 +10:00
Beginning of Summer
2026-05-05
21:48:44 +10:00
Lesser Fullness of Grain
2026-05-21
10:36:45 +10:00
Grain in Ear
2026-06-06
01:48:21 +10:00
Summer Solstice
2026-06-21
18:24:30 +10:00
Lesser HeatUpcoming
2026-07-07
11:56:57 +10:00
Greater Heat
2026-07-23
05:13:05 +10:00
Beginning of Autumn
2026-08-07
21:42:43 +10:00
End of Heat
2026-08-23
12:18:49 +10:00
White Dew
2026-09-08
00:41:16 +10:00
Autumn Equinox
2026-09-23
10:05:14 +10:00
Cold Dew
2026-10-08
17:29:17 +11:00
Frost's Descent
2026-10-23
20:37:57 +11:00
Beginning of Winter
2026-11-07
20:52:05 +11:00
Lesser Snow
2026-11-22
18:23:21 +11:00
Greater Snow
2026-12-07
13:52:32 +11:00
Winter Solstice
2026-12-22
07:50:14 +11:00
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